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sometimes misattributed to Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621 - 1676) and by Thomas Theodor Heine (1867 - 1948)

Mörtelweibs Tochter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meine Mutter is a brave Frau,
Tragt die Stoaner auf den Bau.
Drum tragt sie auch koa schön's Gewand,
Steigt in Hadern umanand.
Wär mei Mutter a Baronessen,
Könnt sie alle Täg Braten fressen.
Oh, du lieber Gerichtsvollzieh'r!
's leid't 's uns kaum a Brot und 's leid't 's uns kaum a Bier.
O, mei! O mei! 
Mei Mutter is a Mörtelwei.

Uma fünfe geht s' an d' Arbeit schon
Um zwoa Mark im Tagelohn,
Und kimmt's auf d' Nacht uma sechs  vom Bau,
Schloagt's der Vatter braun und blau.
Dann essen ma an Kaffee auf d' Nacht,
Bankerte san ma Stucker acht,
Schloafen all' in oaner Stuben,
Vatter und die Mutter und die Madeln und die Buben.
O, mei! O mei! 
Mei Mutter is a Mörtelwei.

Habt's mi alle miteinander gern!
I mag net wia mei Mutter wer'n.
I mag a sauber's Deand'l sein,
Die Grafen werden um mi frei'n.
Mit an Grafen im Gubernat
Mach i den allergrößten Staat,
Trag' an Hut und spiel Klavier
und schenk mei Mutter alle Täg zwoa Weißwürscht' und a Bier.
O, mei! O mei! 
Mei Mutter is a Mörtelwei.

Confirmed with Simplicissimus, 1. Jahrgang Nr.38, 19. Dezember 1896.


Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621 - 1676)
  • by Thomas Theodor Heine (1867 - 1948), appears in Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Paul Juon (1872 - 1940), "Mörtelweibs Tochter", op. 6 (1907) [ medium voice and piano ], Robert Lienau Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-15
Line count: 30
Word count: 187

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